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DDI study level documentation for study 10.7802/2853 Replication material: Regional differences in digitalisation and their impact on young people’s status attainment in vocational education and training Replication material: Regional differences in digitalisation and their impact on young people’s status attainment in vocational education and training Replication material: Regional differences in digitalisation and their impact on young people’s status attainment in vocational education and training 10.7802/285310.7802/285310.7802/285310.7802/2853 Hickmann, Helen Hickmann, Helen Detemple, Jonas Detemple, Jonas Wicht, Alexandra Wicht, Alexandra GESIS Data Archive for the Social SciencesGESIS Datenarchiv für Sozialwissenschaften choice of vocational trainingdigitalizationlabor marketchoice of vocational trainingdigitalizationlabor market While many of the recent changes in the labour market are related to digitalisation, there is little knowledge about digitalisation’s impact on young people’s transitions from school to vocational education and training (VET). The current study addresses this research gap by examining the relationship between the level of regional digitalisation and young people’s status attainment when entering VET. The study uses data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), merged with a unique regional digitalisation indicator at the district level (NUTS-3). OLS regression models show that, on average, young people entering VET in highly digitalised regions secure occupations with a higher status than their counterparts in less digitalised regions. Notably, regional digitalisation has a particularly strong positive impact on males, while no differences in association are observed by school leaving qualifications. The results underscore the existence of a discernible regional digital divide among VET entrants in Germany.While many of the recent changes in the labour market are related to digitalisation, there is little knowledge about digitalisation’s impact on young people’s transitions from school to vocational education and training (VET). The current study addresses this research gap by examining the relationship between the level of regional digitalisation and young people’s status attainment when entering VET. The study uses data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), merged with a unique regional digitalisation indicator at the district level (NUTS-3). OLS regression models show that, on average, young people entering VET in highly digitalised regions secure occupations with a higher status than their counterparts in less digitalised regions. Notably, regional digitalisation has a particularly strong positive impact on males, while no differences in association are observed by school leaving qualifications. The results underscore the existence of a discernible regional digital divide among VET entrants in Germany. GermanyGermany Students who started their first fully qualifying vocational training after leaving the general school system, NEPS starting cohort 4 Longitudinal (cohort study/event-based)Longitudinal (cohort study/event-based) Free access (with registration) - The research data can be downloaded by registered users.Freier Zugang (mit Registrierung) - Die Forschungsdaten können von allen registrierten Nutzerinnen und Nutzern heruntergeladen werden. http://dbkapps.gesis.org/dbkoai/oai.asp oai:dbk.gesis.org:SDN/10.7802_2853 2025-03-09 ddi:codebook:2_5